Where does “любо́вь” come from?

любо́вь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic любꙑ, from Proto-Slavic ľuby, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

любо́вь (Russian): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “любо́вь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicлюбꙑlove
2Proto-Slavicľubylove
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “любо́вь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ľuby →